Shell
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Registered: 14th Oct 08
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Good people of Corsasport, here's my situation.
We have 1 yards t-sport.
Weeks of sub-zero temps.
1 ditz of a driver who didn't know they couldn't fuck off for a week and a half and leave the handbrake on.
Now have one seized rear wheel on passenger side and abs light.
So yeah, I didn't really think! Have tried rocking back and forth, stalling, even driving up the road...nada.
Should mention I have discs all round, no drums.
What the hell do I do?!
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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wack it with a hammer
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Shell
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Does that work with discs? I thought it was just with drums...
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
wack it with a hammer
I got abuse for even suggesting it.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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post in help day
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Ben G
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quote: Originally posted by Eck
quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
wack it with a hammer
I got abuse for even suggesting it.
hammers fix all things. it's an excellent tool.
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Ian
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Hairdrier.
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leon.
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it could actaully be the cable thats frozen if the seals have gone on the ends the water enters flows to the lowest part of the cable and freezes and stops the cable from moving inside the outercable. Only thing to do is wait untill it defrosts.
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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quote: Originally posted by Shell
Does that work with discs? I thought it was just with drums...
yep just gotta hit it in the right place
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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leon.
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quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
quote: Originally posted by Shell
Does that work with discs? I thought it was just with drums...
yep just gotta hit it in the right place
yeah hit it on the rear quater pannel that will sort it right out
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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Could get as many people in the car and some fat friends (all women have fat friends) in the boot and drive it and see if it unsticks, i bet it will work.
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tom_simes
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
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You could just remove the wheel and unbolt the calliper, to see where it is seized? It could be salt that's just corroded it a touch, or a frozen cable as said?
Failing that, I like the hammer idea.
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Shell
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quote: Originally posted by leon.
quote: Originally posted by Tomnova16
quote: Originally posted by Shell
Does that work with discs? I thought it was just with drums...
yep just gotta hit it in the right place
yeah hit it on the rear quater pannel that will sort it right out
I'm well aware these things strapped to my chest aren't brains, but they certainly don't make me that stupid.
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Phillips_91
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Registered: 20th Jan 10
Location: Blackpool. Drives: Sapphire Black Mk4 Astra 1.8
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there only strapped on
do you take them off at night and wash them
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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pics needed.
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weddy1988
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Registered: 17th Sep 07
Location: Fife
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remember some disk rear ends have shoes on the inside of the disk
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
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this is true but the yaris doesnt, it has a locking thing on the back of the caliper
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Located in Chalfont st Peter
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weddy1988
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Registered: 17th Sep 07
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ahhh i see i see...wheel off ...blow torch heat every thing up ?...couple whacks with the hammer ?...id go for plastic mallit first themn out with the heat
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Hair straighteners on the cable.
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Shell
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My boobs aren't removable 10 points to Ian for echoing my hair dryer idea which was successful. Woooo.
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shaned12345
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pics pleaseee
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